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Andrew Hadro:"It seems to me that everybody just puts out an album, they go through the motions, spend the money and they just sort of throw it out there into the sea of CDs and hope something comes back"-(DownBeat June 2018).

Jonnathan Blake (Blindfold Test): “Maybe it's someone from New Orleans who has lived in New York for a minute.”– (DownBeat June 2018).

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Saturday, April 08, 2017

Preview: Big Bad Wolf @ Bridge Hotel, Newcastle - Sunday April 9

I come across a lot of guitarists and I've described them as good,
great, excellent and whatever new adjectives I can come up with, but this Sunday
JNE have got something extra special: the great British Jazz guitarist of his
generation, the next Mike Walker, ex NYJO and Royal Academy, Rob Luft is an
exceptionally extraordinary player.

I first heard him at Scarborough last year when he was playing with Adam
Glasser and I became increasingly intrigued by him throughout the set. He never
put a note wrong.

He's joined by Owen Dawson on trombone, Michael de Souza on bass and Jay
Davis on drums and my guess is they'll all be pretty amazing.

Tell your guitarist friends about this but warn them they'll most likely,
either go home and practice until they drop, or pack it all in and buy a bouzouki.

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Bebop Spoken Here -- Here, being the north-east of England -- centred in the blues heartland of Newcastle and reaching down to the Tees Delta and looking upwards to the Land of the Kilt.Not a very original title, I know; not even an accurate one as my taste, whilst centred around the music of Bird and Diz, extends in many directions and I listen to everything from King Oliver to Chick Corea and beyond. Not forgetting the Great American Songbook the contents of which has provided the inspiration for much great jazz and quality popular singing for round about a century.The idea of this blog is for you to share your thoughts and pass on your comments on discs, gigs, jazz - music in general. If you've been to a gig/concert or heard a CD that knocked you sideways please share your views with us. Tell us about your favourites, your memories, your dislikes.Lance (Who wishes it to be known that he is not responsible for postings other than his own and that he's not always responsible for them.)